Chief Lavoie said the hunter was about 2,000 feet into woods near 790 Brimfield Road.

The west side of Brimfield Road is a very steep, rocky and heavily-wooded hillside, and because of the nature of the injury, the fire chief said he called for mutual aid from Brimfield and West Brookfield.

A landing zone was established at the Warren turnpike maintenance area and Chief Lavoie said it took rescue crews about a half hour to bring the injured man out of the woods using safety ropes.

“I can tell you he was conscious and alert when we reached him, but I'm not certain of the extent of injuries. Given the nature of the accident, we proceeded cautiously,” he said.

A LifeFlight helicopter crew along with Warren EMTs transported the injured hunter to the waiting helicopter.

Chief Lavoie said it appeared the injured hunter was able to summon help by calling his family on a cellphone.